In the Reading Corner
500 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn the Reading Corner is created by Just Imagine for anyone interested in children's books and reading. It is hosted by Nikki Gamble, author of Exploring Children's Literature and co-author of Guiding Readers.Listening to this podcast you will find out about the latest children's books, learn more about the creative processes of writing and illustrating, discover different viewpoints about topical issues and more.Whether you are a teacher, librarian, parent, bookseller, publisher, writer or illustrator, this podcast is made with love for you.
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Alexis Caught - Queer Up
February 02, 2022 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBAlexis Caught is an award-winning podcaster, writer, speaker, rugby player and LGBTQ activist with particular expertise in mental health and wellness. He draws on his extensive knowledge and experience in a new book for teenagers, Queer Up: An Uplifting Guide to LGBTQ+, Love, Life and Mental Health. I caught up with Alexis to find out more about his books and to explore some of the issues of interest and concern to educators. About Queer Up A positive and uplifting book for young people wh...
Louie Stowell: Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
February 02, 2022 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBLouie Stowell has a long-established career in publishing having worked for Usborne books as an editor and in-house writer and for Ladybird Books. She is now a full-time writer with an expanding list of titles. In this interview, she talks to Nikki Gamble about Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good and her fascination with Norse mythology About Loki A wry, witty and very funny diary-style story packed with doodles and comic strips about the frustration trickster god Loki feels at having to...
Lucy Noguera - all must have books
January 31, 2022 22:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBLucy Noguera is a former teacher and teacher of the deaf. She runs Brilliant Monsters arranging theatre/events trips for families, schools or groups of people who want to attend great events. Now she has set up her own publishing company to create books that will engage children who have learnt to read independently but haven't the stamina to tackle a 300-page novel. For Lucy, the look of the book and the design is important for boosting children's confidence. In this episode, she explain...
Serena Patel - Anisha Accidental Detective
January 15, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBSerena Patel is the author of a hilarious new series of stories about family and friends featuring a family with South Asian heritage. The main character, Anisha, is a clever inquisitive girl, who shuns the limelight but finds herself drawn into mystery adventures. Nikki Gamble caught up with Serena to find out more. About Anisha Accidental Detective HELP! My super-dramatic Aunty Bindi is getting married tomorrow and she's having a mega meltdown. But sssh! I've just found a ransom note, pu...
Simon James Green: Sleepover Take Over
January 14, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBSimon James Green is a writer of children's and YA fiction. He was listed for the Branford Boase Award for his debut novel, Noah Can't Even His novel Alex in Wonderland (nominated for the Carnegie Medal and selected was one of the top 20 LGBTQ+ books of 2019 His first middle grade novel Life of Riley: Beginner’s Luck was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Award. In this episode, Simon talks about his humorous novel Sleepover Takeover, a story about making friends and being brave enough to fin...
Diana Mayo
January 08, 2022 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBDiana Mayo is an established British illustrator, Her most recent picturebook is The Snow Ghost, written by Tony Mitton and published by Bloomsbury. In this episode, she talks with Nikki Gamble about the creative choices made when illustrating the book as well as some of the challenges it presented. About The Snow Ghost Snow Ghost came whispering out of the air, "Oh, for a home to be happy - but where?"Flying through the swirling, snow-filled skies, Snow Ghost searches for a place to call ...
Jen Carney: The Diary of B.U.G.
January 07, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBAuthor and illustrator Jen Carney wrote the B.U.G. series to celebrate diverse - and perhaps slightly bonkers - families. In this episode, she talks with Nikki Gamble about the importance of adopted and fostered children being visible in books for children and introduces us to the world of B.U.G. About B.U.G series Meet Billie Upton Green and her VERY accidental diary - and don't you DARE call her B.U.G! Billie has taken the new girl at school under her wing. She'll teach her the importan...
Liz Pichon - Celebrating 10 Years of Tom Gates
January 04, 2022 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIt's an unbelievable 10 years since the publication of the first Tom Gates book. Undoubtedly popular with young readers, the virtue of funny books written in diary format is sometimes unappreciated by adults. In this podcast, Liz talks to Nikki Gamble about how the books encourage reading by stealth and celebrate children's creativity. View books in the Tom Gates series Support the show Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channe...
Padraig Kenny - The Monsters and Shadows of Rookhaven
December 11, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBPádraig Kenny is an Irish writer. He started his career writing radio drama. As an arts journalist, he has contributed work to the Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Independent, the Irish Examiner, and several other publications. His debut novel Tin was published by Chicken House in 2018 and was Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month. It has been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the Northern Ireland Book Awards. His second novel Pog was published in April 2019 and was ...
When Shadows Fall
December 10, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBWhen Shadows Fall is a novel about what happens when tragedy strikes and the effect grief has on a teenage boy when the safety net that should be there to catch him is taken away. It's also about the power of friendship that can help overcome the impact when the cards are stacked against you. It is a profoundly moving story. Sita Brahmachari, Natalie Sirett, Mattie Whitehead and Charlie Moyler joined me In The Reading Corner to explain why this story is so important to them. About When Sha...
Harry Whittaker: Grace and the Christmas Angel
December 05, 2021 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBBroadcaster, Harry Whittaker, joined Nikki Gamble In The Reading Corner to talk about the book that he co-authored with his mother the acclaimed novelist, Lucinda Riley. The book is illustrated by Jane Ray and published by Macmillan. Grace and the Christmas Angel It's Christmas Eve. The tree is decorated, the presents are wrapped and it's a big day for Grace. She is singing a song in the nativity show, and her fisherman daddy has promised to be back in time to watch her. But when a storm b...
Michael Mann- Ghostcloud
December 01, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBMichael Mann is a primary school teacher by day, and mostly writes when he should be sleeping at night. He was a winner of SCBWI’s Undiscovered Voices 2020, and the 2019 London Writer’s Award (Spread the Word). He is passionate about diversity in children’s literature as a person of British and Indian heritage. In this episode, he talks about his debut novel Ghostcloud, how teaching has inspired his writing and learning from other writers. About Ghostcloud Kidnapped and forced to shovel ...
Margaret Bateson-Hill and Karin Littlewood: Leah's Star
November 27, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBStoryteller Margaret Bateson-Hill and illustrator, Karin Littlewood, bring their combined talents together in this beautiful retelling of the nativity story. In this episode, I talked with Margaret and Karin about the continued relevance of the Christmas story in a pluralistic society and specifically what they wanted to achieve with their retelling. Leah's Star Bethlehem has never been so busy! Leah, the innkeeper's daughter businessman off her feet. Then in the starlight miracles begin....
Chris Naylor Ballesteros - The Tiny Reindeer
November 27, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBChris Naylor-Ballesteros is a picture book author and illustrator. Originally from Bradford and studied illustration and graphic design at Bradford College of Art. In 2000 he moved to France where, amongst other things, he was an English teacher before working in newspaper layout and design. When his children were small he realised he loved the picture books he read to them, sometimes even more than his children did. He went on to create, I'm Going to Eat This Ant, followed by I love, You St...
Richard Lambert - Shadow Town
November 21, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBRichard Lambert was born in London. He has had many different jobs including teaching medieval history. For the last ten years, he has lived in Norfolk where he works for the NHS and writes stories and poems. One of his stories was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award and another won the Fish Short Story Prize, and his poems have been in the Times Literary Supplement, The Spectator, and The Forward Prize Anthology. His second poetry collection, The Nameless Places, was publishe...
Joanna Nadin - No Man's Land
November 21, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBJoanna Nadin author and senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Bristol. She has been nominated twice for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, while the TV adaptation of her novel Joe All Alone is now a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated BBC drama. In this episode, Jo talks to Nikki Gamble about her novel No Man's Land set in the not too distant future. About No Man's Land 'I could feel it coming. War, I mean. Creeping up on us, into our town,...
Flora Delargy - Rescuing Titanic
November 15, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBFlora Delargy is an author and illustrator from Belfast. She has a master's degree in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. In 2019, she was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Rescuing Titanic is her debut book for children. In this episode, Flora introduces her work and discusses her creative process. About Rescuing Titanic This exquisitely illustrated story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship Carpathia s...
Kieran Larwood - The Five Realms
November 15, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBKieran Larwood is the author of Freaks and was the winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2011. He is best known for his popular animal fantasy series set in The Five Realms. Kieran trained as a teacher and worked as one of only two male reception teachers on the Isle of Wight. In this episode, he talks to Nikki Gamble about animal fantasy and the creation of The Five Realms. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support...
Nick Lake and Emily Gravett - Locked Out Lily
November 14, 2021 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBNick Lake is an editorial director at HarperCollins Children's Books and an acclaimed author of YA novels. He is the winner of the Michael L Printz Award for In Darkness (Bloomsbury). Locked Out Lily is his first middle-grade novel. Emily Gravett is an award-winning illustrator and picturebook creator. As well as writing and illustrating her own books, she has illustrated novels for A F Harrold and Matt Haig and poetry collections. About Locked Out Lily Lily just wants things to go back to...
Yaba Badoe: Lionheart Girl
November 13, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBYaba Badoe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer. Yaba was born in Ghana but now lives in England with her husband. She has been nominated for the Distinguished Woman of African Cinema award. Her debut children's novel A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars and two further novels Wolf Light and Lionheart Girl are published by Zephyr. Yaba joined Nikki Gamble In The Reading Corner to talk about the strong women that comprise the cast of memorable characters in Lionheart Girl. About Lionh...
Lisa Fuller - Ghost Bird
November 13, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBLisa Fuller is a Wuilli Wuilli woman from Eidsvold, Queensland, and is also descended from Gooreng Gooreng and Wakka Wakka peoples. She won a 2019 black&write! Writing Fellowship, the 2017 David Unaipon Award for an Unpublished Indigenous Writer, the 2018 Varuna Eleanor Dark Flagship Fellowship, and was a joint winner of the 2018 Copyright Agency Fellowships for First Nations Writers. Lisa is an editor and publishing consultant, and is passionate about culturally appropriate writing and pub...
Catherine Barr and Jean Claude: Let's Save the Planet
November 10, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBCatherine Barr started writing children’s books after looking for a book on evolution for her daughters but finding the available material dry and uninspiring. Having slipped unexpectedly into writing for children, she has gone on to write books on many subjects with a strong theme of environment, and conversation. With a background in ecology, and having worked for Greenpeace and the Natural History Museum, she is well-placed to write about these subjects. Jean Claude is a self-taught illu...
Michael Rosen - Sticky McStickstick
November 06, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBMichael Rosen's battle with Covid was followed with concern by fans and well-wishers. Hoe has spoken about the impact of the virus on his health and the road to recovery. Now he has written a memoir for younger readers which tells the story of his recovery and pays tribute to the people who helped him. Michael joined Nikki Gamble to explain his reasons for writing the book and how he hopes it will help children understand the importance of resilience and perseverance. About Sticky Mcstickst...
Mchael Rosen - Sticky Mcstickstick
November 06, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBMichael Rosen's battle with Covid was followed with concern by fans and well-wishers. Hoe has spoken about the impact of the virus on his health and the road to recovery. Now he has written a memoir for younger readers which tells the story of his recovery and pays tribute to the people who helped him. Michael joined Nikki Gamble to explain his reasons for writing the book and how he hopes it will help children understand the importance of resilience and perseverance. About Sticky Mcstickst...
Olivia Lomenech Gill - Medusa
November 06, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBOlivia Lomenech Gill is a fine artist, printmaker and children's book illustrator. She is the illustrator of J K Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. She has also illustrated two books for Michael Morpurgo, the poetry collection, Where My Wellies Take me and a story about Elizabeth Frink, Much and Magic. Now Olivia has illustrated a superb new feminist retelling of the Medusa myth, written by Jesse Burton. Olivia spoke to Nikki Gamble from her home in Brittany. About Medusa A...
Alexandra Page and Stef Murphy: The Fire Fox
November 06, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBAlexandra Page and Stef Murphy introduce their new book, The Fire Fox. Based on Sami myth about the origins of the Northern lights. It's a beautiful story about loss and recovery, sadness and happiness. Nature, space and time all contribute to Freya's recovery. Alex and Steff joined me to explore a little deeper. About The Fire Fox An uplifting, magical book perfect for sharing at bedtime that will leave children feeling warm, cosy and loved. Freya and her mum have gone to a little cabin to...
Sophie Kirtley: The Way to Impossible Island
November 05, 2021 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBSophie Kirtley is a prize-winning poet and children's. She grew up in Northern Ireland where she enjoyed a childhood closely connected to nature. It is these early memories that in part inspired her children's stories, The Wild Way Home and The Way to Impossible Island. Sophie joined Nikki Gamble In The Reading Corner to talk about her timeslip adventures. About The Way to Impossible Island Born with a serious heart condition, Dara has been waiting for his Big Operation forever, and this s...
Owen Davey - All About Animals
November 04, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBOwen Davey's bold graphic style is widely recognised, and his animal series published by Flying Eye is hugely popular. From Monkeys to Octopuses, Frogs to Crocodiles and Cats to Beetles, we can't get enough of these informative, beautifully produced books. In this episode, Owen talks to Nikki Gamble about the most recent addition to the series, Curious About Crocodiles. Who knew there was so much to know about these fascinating reptilians? About Curious About Crocodiles Did you know that ...
Andrea Beaty and David Roberts - The Questioneers
November 04, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBAndrea Beaty and David Roberts are the creative duo behind the Questioneers series featuring the young children in Miss Greer's class. Iggy Peck, Ada Twist, Rosie Revere and Sofia Valdez. Now they are joined by Aaron Slater, Illustrator. In this episode, Andrea and David talk about how they spark off each other's ideas and tell us more about the background to Aaron Slater. About Aaron Slater, Illustrator Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. Bu...
Cornelia Funke: The Aurelia Curse
October 31, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBCornelia Funke is a fantasy writer whose work has garnered international recognition and has been adapted for cinema. Her first book to be translated into English was The Thief Lord, followed by Dragon Rider, which was hugely successful, remaining on the New York Times bestseller list for 78 weeks and achieving the number one slot on the children's list. A second book in the series, The Griffin's Feather, was published over a decade later and now Funke returns to the world of Dragon Rider w...
Philip Womack - Wildlord
October 28, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBPhilip Womack is a journalist and writer, whose work is infused with myth, legend and wild magic, in the tradition of Alan Garner and Susan Cooper. His fantasy trilogy, The Darkening Path, is inspired by Childe Roland's quest, as was Alan Garner's Elidor. In this episode, Philip takes us into the faerie realm and discusses his latest novel Wildlord, published by Little Island. About Wildlord Something is menacing Mundham Farm. Does it come from outside - or within? Who or what are the Sam...
Jen Campbell - The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers
October 27, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBWith a background in bookselling, Jen Campbell is the author of Franklin's Flying Bookshop and the Sunday Times bestseller, Weird Things People Say in Bookshops. She has a passionate interest in fairy tales and runs a YouTube channel dedicated to discussing the history of different tales. In this episode, she talks about her own folk tale collection, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and other gruesome tales, fourteen stories that have been collected from across the globe. About The Sister ...
Yvette Fielding: The House in the Woods
October 27, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBTelevision presenter Yvette Fielding is well-known for her time on Blue Peter and as the co-creator and presenter of Most Haunted. In this episode, she talks to Nikki Gamble about her horror book for children, The House in the Woods. This is definitely not one for the faint-hearted. About The House in the Woods When Clovis, Eve and Tom decide to play with a ouija board in an old abandoned house on Halloween, none of them foresees the horrors they're about to unleash. What starts out as a bi...
Oliver Jeffers - There's a Ghost in This House
October 23, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBOliver Jeffers is a visual artist and author working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance, and sculpture. He best is one of the foremost illustrators of children's books working today. Oliver talked with Nikki Gamble about There's a Ghost in This House, remarkable for its playfulness and seriousness, as well as the experimental design pushing the affordances of the book. About There's a Ghost in This House Hello, come in. Maybe you can help me? A young girl lives i...
Phil Hickes- The Haunting of Aveline Jones
October 22, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBPhil Hickes was born in the UK where he lived next door to a graveyard - a perfect breeding ground for a future writer of children's horror stories. He now lives with his wife in Portland, Oregon, where he works as an advertising copywriter. Phil has a passion for horror, ghosts, and all things that go bump in the night. His short stories have been published in adult horror anthologies, but Phil turned his hand to writing middle grade as he wanted to create the same visceral thrill he reme...
Frances Durkin: The Histronauts
October 09, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBFrances Durkin believes in making history both accessible and fun. The Histornauts series is a well-conceived project from Small publishing in which a group of children from the present-day go back in time to explore life in different historical periods through their encounters with ordinary people. Frances joined Nikki Gamble In The Reading Corner to talk about the series and her approach to historical study. About The Histronauts: A Greek Adventure When the Histronauts travel back in tim...
William Grill - The Great Bandoola
October 07, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBThe third book in William Grill's series with publisher Flying Eye, Bandoola: the great elephant rescue, tells the story of war veteran James Howard Williams and his encounter with elephant trainer Po Toke in Burma (now Myanmar) between the wars. Drawing on Po Toke's experience of raising elephants with kindness rather than punishment, they introduce a new training regime. When war breaks out again, the elephant Bandoola is instrumental in helping them on a perilous journey getting them acro...
William Grill - Bandoola:the great elephant rescue
October 07, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBThe third book in William Grill's series with publisher Flying Eye, Bandoola: the great elephant rescue, tells the story of war veteran James Howard Williams and his encounter with elephant trainer Po Toke in Burma (now Myanmar) between the wars. Drawing on Po Toke's experience of raising elephants with kindness rather than punishment, they introduce a new training regime. When war breaks out again, the elephant Bandoola is instrumental in helping them on a perilous journey getting them acro...
Dr Nick Crumpton: Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong
October 06, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBNick Crumpton is a zoologist and children's author. He has worked as a science communicator at the Natural History Museum and as a journalist and researcher for the BBC, He specialises in studying extinct mammals. In this episode, Nick talks to Nikki Gamble about his book Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is wrong. Listen to learn about recent discoveries and the latest in scientific thinking. About Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong Dinosaur fans will quickly become dinosaur e...
Rob and Tom Sears:The Biggest Footprint
October 01, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBRob and Tom’s creative partnership began in the 1980s when Tom (the younger brother) was born. Now, Rob is a bestselling writer and Tom is an illustrator. They’ve created everything from zoo exhibitions and ice cream van designs to books, sitcoms, newspaper cartoons and movie scripts. The Biggest Footprint was created as an experiment to try to understand the species that they are a part of. In this episode, they talk with Nikki Gamble about what we can learn from big numbers and why it'...
Alastair Chisholm: Adam-2
September 27, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBAlastair Chisholm has developed a reputation for writing exciting middle-grade science fiction. Orion Lost, a futuristic story about a the crew of a spaceship abandoned in deep space received widespread positive reviews. He is also the creator of picture books and puzzles. In this episode, Alastair chatted to Nikki Gamble about his second thrilling science fiction adventure Adam-2. About Adam 2 With incredible twists and turns and an action-packed story, this is a thrilling, unputdownable ...
M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman :Adventures on Trains
September 25, 2021 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBM G Leonard and Sam Sedgman are the co-authors of Adventures on Trains, a gripping, page turning mystery series that takes in train journeys across different continents. The partnership has produced a clutch of very successful books, but I wanted to know more about the process of working together. Can friendship survive when there may be competing ideas and deadlines to be met. If you are curious then listen to this episode. About Danger at Deadman's Pass A mysterious letter from an old fr...
Chella Quint - Own Your Period
September 25, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBChella Quint coined the term ‘period positive’ in 2006 while touring her free Adventures in Menstruating comedy show and workshops in school holidays while teaching drama and PSHE. She kept meeting audiences who wanted her to speak at their school or university and share the concepts she was developing around period positivity more widely. Finally, she went back to university, completed an MA in education, and started researching issues in menstruation education to find out how she could do ...
Flavia Drago - winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize 2021
September 22, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBFlavia Drago is an illustrator with a broad portfolio covering branding, packaging, character development and children's books. She is a recent graduate of the MA in Children's Book Illustration from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Flavia was born and raised in Mexico and the influence of the traditions on the patterns, colours and artefacts can be seen in her debut children's book Gustavo: The Shy Little Ghost. Flavia has been awarded the Klaus Flugge Prize for being the most exciting...
Yasmin Abdel-Magied: Listen, Layla
September 18, 2021 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBSudanese-Australian writer and media presenter, Yasmin Abdel-Magied is something of a superstar. Following an early career as a mechanical engineer and formula 1 commentator, she is now a published writer for children. Yasmin was named Young Queenslander of the year in 2010 and Queensland Australian of the Year in 2015 for her engagement in community work. In this episode, Yasmin talks about her clever, forthright and well-meaning heroine, Layla. About Listen, Layla The hilarious follow...
Sara Pennypacker: Pax the Journey Home
September 18, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBSara Pennypacker's Pax was a huge hit with children and adults alike. Many readers wanted to know what happened to Peter and his pet Fox after the story ended and now Sara Pennypacker has written a sequel. In this episode, she talks to Nikki Gamble about why she felt compelled to write a sequel and the things that are important to her in the stories. About Pax: Journey Home It's been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very differ...
Rob Biddulph: Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City
September 16, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBRob Biddulph is well-known for his picture books and the phenomenally successful Draw with Rob YouTube channel. Now he has turned his talent to writing longer fiction and his first book Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City is an absolute triumph. In this episode, Rob introduces the world of Peanut Jones and also describes his process of creating longer illustrated fiction. About Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City Drawing feels like magic to Peanut Jones. But art can't fix her problems...
Peter H Reynolds introduces International Dot Day
September 12, 2021 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBSmall dots grow into bigger dots and before you know where you are the small dot has grown into International Dot Day. Peter Reynolds the author and illustrator of The Dot joins Nikki Gamble #InTheReadingCorner to explain how a simple dot can help to encourage children's confidence in their own creativity. The Dot One little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery in Peter H. Reynolds' multiple award-winning modern classic. In this inspiring, award-winnin...
Chris Thorogood - When Plants Took Over the Planet
September 11, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBChris Thorogood is Deputy Director & Head of Science, University of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum, His recently published book When Plants Took Over the Planet has plenty to interest children from around 9 all the way to adult In this episode he talks to Nikki Gamble about the evolution of plants and igniting children's interest in plant life. When Plants Took Over the Planet Discover the incredible story of how plant life grew to cover the surface of planet Earth, from long before h...
Samuel Langley-Swain and Monika Singh Gantora introduce Owlet Press
September 09, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBSamuel Langley-Swain has a background in fine art but following the arrival of his two children, he decided that needed to write his own story. After self-publishing and marketing his own book he realised there was more to be done and set up his own publishing house Owlet Press. Monika Singh Gangotra's Sunflower Sisters exposes the impact of colourism and breaking the cycle. It's an uplifting and empowering book about colourism and sisterhood Sam and Monika introduce Owlet Press in convers...